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November 22, 2022 Politics
Bloomberg The search for Malaysia’s next leader hit a snag when former ruling coalition Barisan Nasional said it will stay out of any new government and become part of the opposition instead, prolonging the uncertainty after the weekend’s inconclusive vote. The move deprives both Anwar Ibrahim’s reformist group and ex-premier Muhyiddin Yassin’s pro-Malay alliance the support they require to form ...
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November 22, 2022 Aviation
Bloomberg Airlines and regulators are pushing to have just one pilot in the cockpit of passenger jets instead of two. It would lower costs and ease pressure from crew shortages, but placing such responsibility on a single person at the controls is unsettling for some. Over 40 countries including Germany, the UK and New Zealand have asked the United Nations ...
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November 22, 2022 Aviation
Bloomberg Singapore Airlines Ltd. will add flights to East and Southeast Asia from early next year and trim some US services as it tweaks routes and plane allocations to get a head start over rivals as nations ease travel restrictions. The city-state’s flag carrier will resume flights to Busan in South Korea and increase services on Airbus SE A380 ...
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November 22, 2022 Aviation
Bloomberg Finnair Oyj revealed plans to eliminate about a quarter of its cabin-crew posts in Finland after the closure of Russian airspace upended a business model based on flights to Asia, forcing the firm into steep cost cuts. Finland’s state-controlled carrier is looking to scrap as many as 450 of its 1,750 flight-attendant post there and extend the outsourcing ...
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November 22, 2022 Aviation
Bloomberg Tata Group is considering a plan to integrate its four airline brands under Air India Ltd., people with knowledge of the matter said, as the sprawling company prepares to rebuild its faltering aviation empire. India’s largest conglomerate is also considering scrapping the Vistara brand, which is Singapore Airlines Ltd.’s local affiliate in the South Asian nation, the people ...
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November 22, 2022 Retail
Bloomberg Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) was fined more than $34,000 following an employee’s death at a North Carolina facility. A 49-year-old worker at a plant in Greensboro died in May after being struck by a stainless steel tote. The state’s Department of Labour cited the company over three alleged serious violations of North Carolina occupational safety laws over ...
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November 22, 2022 International News, Uncategorized
Bloomberg JD.com Inc. is slashing salaries for about 2,000 managers by 10% to 20% and diverting some of those savings toward a $1.4 billion employee benefits fund, aligning China’s No. 2 online retailer with Xi Jinping’s “common prosperity†campaign to share the wealth. Billionaire JD.com founder Richard Liu will donate 100 million yuan ($14 million) of his own money toward ...
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November 22, 2022 International News
Bloomberg Shares of One 97 Communications Ltd., the parent of India’s leading digital payments brand Paytm, plunged to a record low on Tuesday after Macquarie Group Ltd. analysts flagged risks from billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s foray into the financial services business. Reliance Industries Ltd.’s Jio Financial Services Ltd. “can pose a significant growth and market-share risk†for players such as ...
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November 22, 2022 International News
Bloomberg The Singapore police is investigating Binance.com over a possible breach of local payment services rules. “Police investigations are ongoing and we are unable to comment further,†according to a statement from the police in response to queries from Bloomberg News. The probe started when the nation’s financial regulator referred the case to the white-collar crime unit of the ...
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November 22, 2022 Banking
Bloomberg The world’s central banks must keep raising interest rates to fight soaring and pervasive inflation, even as the global economy sinks into a significant slowdown, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said on Tuesday. The unexpected surge in prices and its impact on real incomes is hurting people everywhere, creating problems that will only worsen if ...
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